Bottle corking machine



Dec. 8, 1931. A. I, RlssER 1,835,334

BOTTLE CORKING MACHINE Filed June 8, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet l l Ys Dec.. 8,1931. A. l. Rlssl-:R

' BOTTLE CORKING MACHINE Dec. 8, 1931. A. l. RlssER 1,835,334

BOTTLE CORKING MACHINE Filed June 8, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 Dec. 8, 1931.A. l.. RissER 1,835,334

y BOTTLE CORKING MACHINE Filed June 8, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Dec. 8,1931. A. l. RISSER 1,835,334

BOTTLE CORKING MACHI NE Filed June 8, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 a, E50 @Z 69Dec. 8, 1931. A. 1. RlssER 1,835,334

BOTTLE CORKING MACHINE Filed June 8, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Patented Dec.8, 1931 NITDSTATES; PATENT ARTHUR I. Rissen, or CHICAGO, ILLINor-s oo.,oF onrcaed'innrnors,AeoRPoRATIoNoF ILLINOIS AssIGNoR Tous; B'oTTLnnslyinrINERY Bertram oonKINe MAonrNE Application filed June' S, '192S..-Seria1g 1\1'o. 283,799.,

This invention relatesv to automatic ma-v clnnes for corlnng bottlesWhich are continuously passed through the machine.

-1 An object ot this invention is to provide,

in a machine Jor corling bottles, means for eliminating the ypossibilityof the vcorls being -forced out Vby the Vback pressure under the corkswhich is created Vduring the 'corking opferation. This back Ypressurehas been caused roby-the' insertionroi:l the `cork at one stroke andnotallowingthe air lthat is trapped in the bottle during the insertingprocess, time to escape past the cork. j

Since the pressureagainst the cork becomes greater when the spacebetween the cork and the contents of the bottle is lessened, it hasheretofore been necessary to leave conA siderable space for the corking;Therefore an advantage of my invention is that the botfv tles may becorlred With very little or no space between thecorks and the contentsWith-A out danger of having the corks forced out by the back pressure.`Y Y .^ilso, sincecorks are Tvery light and; easily broken in handling,further Yobjects areto provide means for' handling the corks vin apositive manner Withoiat Vthe necessity of grippingl the same, and toprovide meansfor retaining Vthe corls in thev magazine ,of the machineVand preventing' them from` being fed further into the machine, in casea cork has not been properly functioned upon in other portions ofthemachine, so thatthe cerls cannot become ]ammed `and broken r up andclogthe machine. f Y` Other objects Vareto provide arrangements `whereby onemeans is operated Y by another as the means come into Vco-operative relation, orby the bottle itselso that complicated timing mechanisms areobviated and the construction of the machineis simpliiied.

Referring -to the Vaccoinpanying drawings, in whichrlilre numeralsdesignate"V the same'` parts throughout the several vietvsf- 1 is a.iontvieivoil a complete-machine embodying my invention, with some of?the bottles omitted and with parts broken away to more clearlyillustrate the-mechanism. i

Fi'. 2'is aplan sectional view taken on the lined- 4; of Fig. 2.4

747 of Fig. 5.

linefh' of Fig. 1, `vvithv plartshbroken away i andparts shown insection. Fig.V 3 is a fragmentary plan section, taken online 3-3 of Fig1.

Figa i is a-vertical section taken on the Fig. '7is a plan section takenon theline Fig. 8 avertical section taken on the line 8-#8 of Fig. 5 4.7 4 Fig. 91's a fragmental plan section taken on theline 9 9`of I+`ig.5l i l f Fig. l0 is a view showing some of the ele# ments of Fig. 8 in achanged position, with the corlcinitially positioned in the bottle. -Figllis va vievv showing. the elements of F ig. 1 Oin a subsequentposition, Where the cork is Apartially driven into the bottle. i i Fig12 is a View showingthe cork being driven into Ythe position. k i y]`ig:,r.- 13 line 13-13 of Fig- 7 with parts omitted, parts isa verticalsection takenfonthe' broken away `and parts 1n changed position; i

Fig.v 14 is an elevation oi the parts shovvn in Fig. 13, looking inthedirection of the arrovvl. w y' ig'. 15 is a perspective of aportionoflone of theelements of thecorling head or carrier.

Y Fig. 16 is a view similar to Fig, 8, with parts omitted and pai-ts inchanged position.-

Since bottle-corlring mechanism of this 4invention is shown appliedtofbottle-conveying means which are Well known in the art, .in

describing. thevmach'in'e Iembodyingmy invention, I vWill iirst dvtellbrieflyV on thebottle,-V

- transporting means, with ageneral descripf bearings Whichlare-1nounted onf the base ,loa

frame 6. r1"he upper stretch of the belt 1 is supported in a horizontalplane by the rails 7 which are mounted on the frame 6 and eX- tendlongitudinally underneath the belt. At either side of the belt and abovethe same are provided the rails 8 and 9, mounted on the frame 6, forguiding the bottles on the belt.

The filled bottles which are ready to be corked are placed on the belt 1at the left side of the machine as viewed Ain Fig. 1. The bottles arethen carried toward the central portion of the machine and deflectedfrom the belt by the respective inturned ends 11 and 12 of the guiderails 8 and 9 and guided onto a turntable 13, which is adjacent thecentral portion of the belt and in coplanar relation therewith.

The turntable 13 is mounted on a vertically-positioned shaft 13 whichIis rotatably supported in bearings 132 mounted on the turntable baseframe 133, which is secured to the side of the frame 6.

Mounted on the turntable 13 is a ring 14 having pockets V15 in itsperiphery, into which the bottles that are deiiected onto the table areplaced during its rotation by means of a spring-pressed finger 16 whichis fulcrumed at the inturned end of the guide 8.

After the bottles 10 are placed in their respective pockets 15 on theturntable 13, they are carried around on the table and arepartiallycorked by vertically-reciprocating bottle-corking heads 17which are movably mounted on table 13, one corking head 17 beingprovided for each of the pockets 15. After the bottles are carriedaround on the turntable, they are deflected back onto the moving belt 1by means of the guides 18'and 19, mounted on the frame 6, which areprovided respectively with curved ends 20 and 21. The curved end 21 hasan obliquely positioned finger 22 whichextends into the path of thebottles for intercepting the same, and cams them out of the pockets.

The partiallycorked bottles that are brought back onto the belt are thenpassed under a corking head 23, carried on the frame 6,v which nishesthe corking"o1: eration of the bottles by driving the corks completelyinto the bottles. The bottles are then removed manually from the belt 1.

The means for driving the turntable 13 and the belt of thebottle-conveying means mentioned in the foregoing, comprises a motor 24,mounted on the belt frame 6, which is connected by a pulley and beltVdrive to the shaft 25 which is rotatably mounted in bearings in theframe 6. The shaft 25 has a pinion 26 keyed on one endthereof, and thepinion has gear connection, through the speed-reducing gears 27, to agear 28 whichis loosely mounted on the outer end of a horizontal shaft29 which is rotatably mounted in bearings 30 mounted on the frames 6 and133. The gear 28 is voperably connected to the shaft 29 by the clutchelements 31 and 32, which are mounted on gear 28 and shaft 29,respectively. Mounted on the inner end of shaft 29 is a bevel pinion 33which meshes with a bevel gear 34 which is keyed on the shaft 13 of theturntable 13.

For driving the belt 1, a sprocket 35 is keyed on shaft 29, andconnected by a sprocket chain 36 to a sprocket 37 secured on a stubshaft 38 which is rotatably mounted in suitable bearings mounted on theframe 6; and the stub shaft 38 has a sprocket 39 keyed thereon, which isconnected to a sprocket 40 by a sprocket chain 41 which passes over saidsprockets, the sprocket 40 being keyed on the shaft 5 of the belt drivepulley 3.

The driving means for the bottle-conveying mechanism is timed so as tomove the belt l a little faster than the adjacent portion of theturntable 13 to effect the urging of the bottles on the belt 1 into thepockets 15 on the turntable 13.

rlhe bottle-corking mechanism of this invention will now be'niore fullydescribed in its relation with the bottle-conveying means.

Rising from the ring 14 on the turntable 13 and secured thereto are aplurality of upright members 42; and mounted on the upper ends of theuprights is a ring 43 in concentric relation with the turntable 13. 1nthe outer edge of the ring 43 are mounted vertical guidevvays 44,corresponding in number and arrangement with the pockets 15, and in eachof the guideways is slidably supported a vertical bar 45 which carries acorking head 17 mounted thereon. Journaled on each bar 45 is a roller 46for raising the corking head 17 which rides on a circular cani track 47,which is concentric with the turntable and is mounted on the turntableframe 133. The cam track 47 has downwardlyinclined end portions 48 and49 at the rear of the machine for lowering the corking heads 17 as theroller 46 leaves the cam-track end portion 48, and for raising thecorking head 17 when the roller engages the cam-track end portion 49during the clockwise rotation of the turntable, as viewed in plan.

Each corking head 17 (see Figs. 4, 5 and 7) has a downwardly-projectingplunger 50 which is secured in an outwardly-projecting bracket 51mounted on the lower end of the bar 45. The plunger 50 has ascrew-threaded portion 52 which receives nuts 53 for clamping` theplunger in the bracket 51 in various vertical adjustments. Y Mounted onthe lower end of the bar 45 is an inwardly-projecting block 54 whichhas, mounted on its inner end, the depending bar 55. Slidably mounted onthe lower portion of the bar 55, below and in spaced relation with theplunger 56, is an outwardly-extending cork-carrier member 56 which isheld on said bar during the raised position of the corking head 17 by apin 57 which is in alinement with the plunger 50;

V62 being pivoted on the which is fixedin the bar 55,. The cork-carheadportion V58 having a bore 59 therein andthe bore 59`is flaredat theupper end 6() for facilitating the reception of the corks therein, andis also ared at the lower end, Pivotally mountedwithin thediametricallyopposed, vertical slots 61 (see Figs.v 8, 9 and 10), in thelower ends of the heads 58, are provided the cork-holding dogs 62 whichnormally 'project into the bore 59, the dogs pins 63 which projectthrough' the slots. Pivoted to the free ends of the dogs 62 are rods,64k which pass through suitable holes provided in the plates 65 whichare secured to thehead .58. "Coiled around the rods 64 and extendingbetweenthe Vdogs 62 and the 'plates (i5-are provided the compressionsprings 67which resiliently hold the dogs 62 in normal position. Theouter ends of the rods 64 are threaded to receivenuts68.,

which act as stops againstthe plate65, thus limiting the movement of thedogs62, under the force of the springs "67.

During rotation of the turntable, the corking heads 17 are in theirraised position at the front of the machine, and the cork-carrierelement 56 of each corking head Ythen moves into co-operative relationwith the cork-supply means, for. receiving -a cork in the bore 59orsupplying the corkV for the corking operations of the machine. j

The cork-supply means (see Figs. 1,4, 5

,y and8) comprises a horizontal base plate 69 which is mounted on theturntable frame 133, and extends across the itront portion thereofdirectly below the corkcarrier elements while said elements are in theirraised position. Mounted on the .base plate 69 directly in front or" theframe 133 is a bracket 7 O which has an inwardly-projecting, hollowheadportion 71 which extends over vthe path of the carrierY heads 58 incloserelation therei with. Gn the topofthe bracket 70 is Inounted thecorlosupply magazine,vwhichconsists or' a curved and upwardlyeextendingtube 72 which is secured at its upper portion to the top of theframe'ls. The bottom portion of the tube 72 extends inwardly anddownwardly .into register with a verticalbore 74 which is provided inthe portion 71 and forms the outlet of the magazine. vThe bore 74 of thehead 71registerswith the bore 59 of the cork-carrier members while theyare moved underneaththe head 71, the'nlembers being raised duringsuch'move'ment.

In loading the Vmagazine lthe corks 75, of the ordinary truncated-coneform, ar'ejplaced in the tube 72, which'may be done manually or by anysuitable automaticfeeding-means .(not shown), and are positioned end toend,

with their Ysmall ends all pointing' downwardly.

u Releasable` corl-holdingfrmeans -are ipI0-V vided for holding the lastcork in the bottom ofthe bore. 74 of the tube 72, preparatory to theregistration of the bore 59 of a cork-carrier element head '58 with thebore 7 4. This releasable cork-holding` means comprises a horizontalplunger `7 6 V.which isiV slidably mounted inl the head extension 71,and projects into the bore 7 4. To thel outer end of the plunger 76 issecured the horizontal crosshead 77 which extends through a recess 78 inthe bracket 70 5 and in parallel relation with and `onthe opposite sideofthe head-71 is provided a barA 7 9 which is connected to the bar 77 bythe parallelrods 80 which eXtendslidablyk through the head 71. Behindthe plunger 76 is a compression spring 81, placed within a bore 82 inthe bracket 70, one end of which engages. the bar 77, while the otherend seats on .a plug threaded inthe boreA 82. TheA spring' 81 forces theplunger 76 into cngagement with a ,cork and lholds the `cork against thewall of the bore 74at the outlet, as 'shown in Fig. 13. j F or operatingthe plunger 76 to release the CorkA in the'outlet, a roller 83 is*mounted in the enlarged end Vof a rodA 84 which is adjustably mountedin a bracket 85 which is mounted on each of the carrier inembers6'.During` the registration of the bore 59 with the bore 74 in thehorizontal movement ofthe cork-carriertoward'the outlet, the roller 83engages a cam block 86which i's mounted on the bar 79, andmoves theplunger 76 out of engagement with; the cork, against the action of thespring 81,. i

Underl the force of gravity, the released corkwould then drop into theborev59 ofthe carrier 56, but on account of the speedV at which thecarrier V56 passes under the head 7l, means are. providedi'ior vforciblyejecting the released cork.. This means includesports 87 provided in thewall o fthebore74, which are located back of andare directedtoward lthetop of the bottom cork in said bore 174,and the ports 87 are incommunication with a passage88 in the head71. l Mounted on the beltframe 6 is an air-pressureV pump 89 driven by the motor 24 by meansv ofa pulley and belt connection to shaft 25. VThe air pressureoutlet of thepump 89 communicates carrier element 56 during its communication y withtheVV cork-supply means. Theguiding means includes a U-shaped block 92which is mounted Onithcv base plate 69, partiallyv enclosing the bracket70.;A Theblock 92 has. a

horizontal groove 93 in its inner Wall which receives a roller 94 whichis journaled on the head 5S of the cork carrier 56. On the bottoni ofthe base plate 69, underneath the bracket 70, is mounted a plate 95 inwhich is provided an arcuate groove 96 which is concentric with theturntable 13; and on the under side of the cork carrier member 56 isjournalcd a roller 97 which engages in the groove 96.

During the engagement of the roller 83 of the carrier 56 with the cam86, for effecting the release of a cork against the tension of thespring S1, the rollers 94 and 97, acting in their respective grooves 93and 96, prevent inisplacement ot the member 56 and ensure theregistration of the bores.

'lo prevent damage to a cork in the magazine outlet 74, which mayproject into the path of the top of a cork-carrier head passing undersaid outlet, the leading edge of the top of the head 58 is chamfered at98 to engage and push back the cork preparatory to its reception of saidcork into its bore 59; and the rear edge of the top of the cork carrieris recessed at 99 to accommodate a cork in the outlet 7 4 that mayproject below the top tace ot the carrier head in passing.

The lingers 62 in the bottom of the bore 59 of the carrier head 58 areso positioned as to allow the top of a cork of predetermined size,resting thereon, to be llush with the top face ot the carrier head; andshould an undersized cork be ejected int-o the bore 59, the succeedingcork resting thereon would project below the top tace of the carrierhead.

The corking heads 17, reciproeably mount ed on the turntable 13,function to receive a cork from the cork-supply means in their raisedposition in front of the machine during rotation ot the turntable; thendrop the cork into the neck of the respective bottle, and linally topartially insert the cork in the lowered position or the'head at therear of the machine. After partially inserting the coi-ks, the coi-kingheads are then returned to their raised position, in readiness for thenext cycle of operation. The corking heads 17 are so positioned abovethe pockets 15 on the turntable that their respective bores 59 andplungers 50 are in alinement with the bottles which are placed in thepockets by being deflected from the belt 1.

At about one-third of the revolution of the turntable after a corkinghead 17 has received a cork in the bore 59 from the corlesupplymechanism, it is lowered so that the corkcarrier head 58 rests on theneck ot' a bottle, the bottle neck being engaged in the flared lowerportion of the bore 59, as shown in Fig. 10. rEhe lowering is ellectedby the roller 46 of the eorking head 17 riding down on thedownwardly-inclined end V4S of the cam track 47. The cork in the' bore59 ot' the carrier is then. dropped into the bottle neck by retractingthe lingers 62 which are pushed back by the Contact with the neck of thebottle during the lowering movement. On continued rotation of theturntable, the plunger 50 of said corking head 17 is forced down throughthe bore 59 of said carrier ele ment 56, into contact with the cork inthe bottle neck, and presses the cork partly down into the bottle. Meansare provided for torcing the corking head down, consisting ot thesegmental track 100 which is spaced above the downwardly-inclined end 48of the track 47 and engages the upper side of the roller 46. The track100 is mounted on brackets 101 mounted on the track end 48. Forming acontinuation otl and pivotally mounted on the lower end et the segmentaltrack 100 is an upwardly-yiclding lever 102. On the lower end ot tl elever is secured a pin 103 to which attached the upper end of a spring104 which is attached at its lower end to a bar 105 which is mounted onthe frame 133. The track 100 and the yieldable continuation 102 aremaintained in alinement by the pivot oli the lever being offset abovethe abutting ends thereot'. The spring 104, acting on the track portion102, resiliently forces the plunger 50 downward to press the cork partlyinto the neck ot the bottle, and therefore some of the corks will beforced further into their respective bottles than others, depending onthe amount of back pressure which is caused by the trapped air in thebottle.

ln the further rotational movement of tl e turntable, after a eorkinghead 17 has partially corked a bottle, the 'roller 46 ot said headengages the downwardly-inclined end 49 ott tne cam track 47, and ridesup on the same and raises the head 17 to its upper position away fromthe top of the bottle, in position for the next cycle oit operations.'lhe yieldable arrangement of the lever 102 also prevents injury to acork retained in the corking head from being damaged by the plunger inthe event that a bottle: has not been placed under said head to pressthe holding members 62 back to release the cork.

ln the event that aA bottle should 'tail to be placed under a corkinghead 17 during a cycle oit operations, in which event the cork wouldremain in the carrier, means are provided tor pushing back the cork inthe magazine ontlet 74, out of the way of the cork retained in the bore59 ot the corking head 17, the head passes under the` outlet. This meansprevents damage to either ot said corks, and is described as follows,especial reference being made to Figs. 5, 7, 8 and 16.

Normally depending so as to engage a cork which might be retained in thecarrier head 58 as the head approaches the magazine outlet, is a pawl129 which is pivotally mounted at 130 in the head extension portion 71to yield in the direction of travel of the carrier head. The pawl 129 isyieldably held in normal `position out Yof the path of` the cork in themagazine by means of the bell-crank lever 229 which ispivot'edon the pin230 which is fixed in the head portion58. One end o f the lever 229engages a projection 231 on lthe pawl 129,"and the-oppositey commodatingthe pawl 129, so that normally the pawl is notoperated.v On the approachof the said cork-carrier element, in which a cork is retained, the corkcontacts with and swings the pawl 129 into engagement `with the bottomof t-he cork in the magazine out let, thus pushing it back intothe-magazine sb that itV cannot be ejected' or contact Vwith thecarrier. Y* Y i After a bottle has been partially `corked `bya corkinghead and the head returned to its raised position, the bottle is then,as previously described,'deflected out of its ,pocket 0n the turntableback onto the moving belt\1,which then carries the bottle under thecorking head 23, which effects the" comi pletion of the corkingoperation.

The corking head 23, for `completing theA corking ope-ration, is wellknown in the art,

and comprises (see Figs.v land 2) la verti-` cally-positioned wheel 106:which is located directly over the'bottles passing thereunder. Thewheel 106 is mounted onfa shaft 10.7 which is revolubly'mounted ateitherside of the wheel in'bearingswhich are supported-by the ends'of a`horizontally-positioned forked .lever 108," Thelever 108has bearings109 which loosely receive the normally-stationary horizontal shaft 110.vThe shaft is rotatable in the bearings/111,` which are mounted on the"upright members 211 whichv are provided in either side ofthe frame 6. Y

' On the shaft 110 is fixed a lever 112, `atthe end of which is `secureda bolt 113 which passes through ahole inthe rear end 114 of the U-shapedleverV 108 which extends be` -vond' the shaft. 110; and. extendedbetween the lever ends 112 and 114 and'surrounding the bolt 113 is acompression'spring 115'.` On the rear end of the shaft110 is fixed anarm 116' which has ani arcuate slot 117 concentric with` the shaft' 1-10clamped to a plate 118, which is mounted on the adjoining frame4member211, by means of abolt'119 which passes through the slot 117 andVhas'threaded -engagementrwith the plate 118. The'wheel Y106 is VtherebyVresili ently heldin various` adjustments inrelation to thebottlesupassing thereunder. The wheel 106 is rotated in su'ch'a manner that theperiphery thereof, coming in contactwith andV the arm 116 is the bottlesas they pass under, will-travel in the same directionand at thesamerateV of speed' as the belt v1` upon which the bottles are supported. 7f

For driving the wheel 106, aspur gear 120 is lixedly mounted on the stubshaft 38, which gear meshes with a spur gear 121 'which "isi fixed on a.horizontal stub shaft 122 whichis revolvably supportedV in suitablebearings mounted on the frame 6. -On the stub shaft 122 is keyed asprocket 123Lwhich is connejcted to the sprocket 124, loosely mounted onthe shaft 110, by a sprocket chain 125. Fixed to the sprocket'124 is asmaller sprocket 126 Awhich is connected to the sprocket 127,fixed onvthe wheel shaft 107, by the sprocket chain 128.

`It is particularly pointed out that aconsiderable interval of timeelapses between the various corking `operationsl ofthis machine,especially between the operation of dropping a cork into the neck of abottle, theoperation ofpartially inserting .the cork, and thefinaloperation of forcing the cork completely into the bottle. This manner ofcork- .ing bottles greatly reduces or` substantially eliminates the backpressure against" a cork, becausethe trapped air is allowed timetoescape after each of said corking operations. Therefore the bottles,bythe methodY and means of this invention, are less apt to have theircorks blownVv 'outfand also the bottles may be more completelyfilledbeforebeing l corked. Y 4

' It will'be understood that Vvarious changes.

andaalterations may be hadin theillustrativeembodiment of theinvention=which has been shown and :desoribedpwithout depart` ing 'fromthe spirit of the invention as del fined in the following claims.

For convenience, the term bottle is used inthe claims to refer toVany'receptacle,fwith or without contents, to be corked.

.-.Havng thurs dese'rbai my invention, I no" 1. In a bottle corkingmachine, acork supply magazine having releasable means for holding acork in the outlet thereof, a horizontally movable bottle" positioningsupport, a cork carrier mounted on the bottle support and movabletoelevated and lowered positions thereon, said carrier having averticalbore which registerswith the outlet of said magazine whenthe carrier isin its kelevated position, saidcarrier being in operative relation tothecork releasing means of the cork supply Vmagazine for operating the samein the elevated position' ofthe carrier to effect rier,releasable meansmounted on the carrier for holding a cork inthe bore, the carrier be-`Vtheplacing of a cork in the'bore ofthe car- Y ing adapted to contactwith a bottlein'its `V lowered' position du'ringjg'` furtherhorizontalmovement thereof for-effecting registration of its borewith the neck ofsaid bottle, the

iso l cork holding means in said bore being released by contact with thebottle so that the cork is dropped into the bottle, and meanscooperating with the carrier for forcing the cork into the bottle neck.

2. In combination in a bottle coi-king machine, a cork supply magazinehaving an outlet and retaining means in the outlet, a horizontal bottlesupport mounted to move under the outlet, av bar having a plunger, thebar being movably mounted on the support, means for moving the bar toelevated and lowered positions, a cork carrier yieldably supported onthe bar, the carrier having a vertical bore which registers with theoutlet of said magazine in the elevated position of the bar, the carrierbeing in cooperative relation to the cork retaining means of the corksupply magazine tor operating the same when the bar is in its elevatedposition to eiiiect the placing of a cork in the bore. releasable corkholding means mounted on the carrier for holding the cork in the bore,the cork carrier being in contact with a-'bottle in the loweredpositions of the bar with the bore registering with the neck of thebottle, the cork holding means being released and operated by contactwith the bottle for dropping of the cork within said bottle neck, saidplunger being passed through said bore for inserting the cork into thebottle neck in the downward movement of the bar.

3. In combination in a bottle corking machine, a frame, a cork supplymagazine mounted on the frame and having an outlet and retaining meansin the outlet, a bottle support mounted to move underneath the outlet ofthe magazine, a bar having a plunger A for driving a cork into a bottleon the support,

the bar being slidably mounted on the support, means for raising andlowering the bar, a cork carrier yieldably supported on the bar, theretaining means being operated by the A carrier in the elevated positionof the bar to place a cork in the carrier, releasable means mounted onthe carrier for holding the cork, the carrier being in position to reston a bottle carried on the support when the bar is lowered, and thereleasable means being operated by contact with the bottle to depositthe cork in the bottle, the cork being guided by the carrier while theplunger is forcing the cork into the bottle.

4. In a bottle corking machine, a cork supply magazine having releasablemeans for holding a cork in the outlet thereof, a horizontally movablebottle support, a cork carrier mounted on the bottle support forvertical movement, the carrier having a vertical cork receiving andguiding bore, means for raising the carrier and moving the bore intoregistration with the magazine outlet, said releasable means beingoperated by the carrier during such movement, dogs'mounted on thecarrier for supporting a cork in the bore,

means tor lowering the carrier onto the end of the bottle, the dogsbeing operated by contact with the end of the bottle to release the corkin the bore.

5. In a bottle corking machine, a. cork magazine chute having an outletin the bottom, a plunger mounted in the chute for holding the lowermostcork, a horizontally movable bottle support, a cork carrier mounted onthe support for vertical movement, the carrier having a bore forreceiving the cork and guiding the same into the bottle neck, means forraising the carrier into registration with said out-let, the plungerbeing operated to drop a .cork into the bore during such movement, dogsmounted on the carrier for supporting the cork in the bore, means forlowering the carrier onto the end of the bottle, the dogs being operatedby contacting with the neck of the bottle to drop the cork therein.

6.` In a bottle corking machine, a cork magazine chute having an outletin the bottom, a plunger mounted on the chute for engaging and holdingtheI lowermost cork, a depending lever pivoted on the chute at the sideof the outlet, a horizontally movable cork carrier having a bore forreceiving the cork, the plunger being operated by the carrier to releasethe cork, and the lever being operated by a cork in the carrier to shovethe released corkback into the chute.

7. In a bottle corking machine, a cork magazine having an outlet, aplunger for holding a cork in the outlet, a cork carrier movablerelative to the outlet, the plunger being operated by the carrier torelease the corkv when the carrier is moved into cooperative relationwith the outlet, and a finger mounted on the magazine and operated by acork in the carrier to hold the released cork in the outlet.

8. In a bottle corking machine, a horizontal bottle support turret, avertical slide mounted on the turret over the bottle, a plunger lixed onthe slide, a cork carrier slidably mounted on the slide below theplunger, a stationary cork magazine having an outlet portion projectinginto the space between the plunger and the carrier when the slide israised, means for raising the slide to bring the carrier intocooperative relation with the outlet portion, and means for lowering theslide to place the carrier onto the end ot a bottle and to lower theplunger into engagement with the cork for pressing the cork into thebottle.

9. In a bottle corking machine a cork magazine, cork releasing means atthe end of the magazine, a carrier movable into cooperative relationwith the magazine for receiving a released cork, and means operated by acork lett in the carrier for holding back a released cork in themagazine during the operation of l the releasing means.

l0. In a bottle corlring machine, a cork magazine, cork releasing meansat the end of the magazine,a cork carrier movable into cooperativerelat-ion with the magazine, said `releasin means beinv'o Jerated b Jshecork carrier While receiving a cork therefrom and means operated by acork left in the carrier during the operation of the releasing means forholding hack the released cork.

Signed at Chicago Jchis 5th day of June, 1928. Y

ARTHUR I. RIVSSER.

